“Things are going to escalate in Ramadan, and we are on the verge of hot days,” said former Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, who continues representing the terror organization abroad.
TPS reports that Hamas terrorists who abducted and killed an Israeli soldier in 1994 are now fanning the flames of incitement in eastern Jerusalem ahead of Ramadan — from the safety of Turkish soil.
One month ahead of Ramadan, in the shadow of the latest terror attacks in which 15 Israelis have been killed, tensions in eastern Jerusalem are rising. Hamas’s efforts to incite residents and undermine Israeli sovereignty along with the Palestinian Authority, while establishing terrorist infrastructure, continue under the auspices of the seemingly innocent activities of civilian institutions.
Israeli security officials are warning of an escalated Ramadan, which begins on the evening of March 22. Unlike previous Ramadan violence, this year’s is expected to have a Hamas stamp, emphasizing the terror group’s flags, posters, prisoners and more.
“Things are going to escalate in Ramadan, and we are on the verge of hot days due to the continued aggression and crimes of the occupation, and the Palestinian people know that there is no recovery for the homeland except through resistance in all its forms,” said former Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal who continues representing the terror organization abroad.
Moreover, the violence Hamas is organizing will in no way be spontaneous. Its being supported by a number of Hamas charities that are buying influence with loans, food packages and construction projects.
One of the key Hamas charities, based in Istanbul, is called Kutad.
The association declares that “its role is to protect the Islamic historical heritage in Jerusalem and to be a cultural bridge between Turkey and Palestine and Jerusalem.” From its documents it appears that Kutad’s purpose is to promote the importance of Jerusalem in the international political arena, and to preserve the city’s historical, religious and cultural ties to the Ottoman Empire by raising international awareness, particularly in the international Arab world.
Hamas doesn’t normally frame its Jerusalem rhetoric by referencing the Ottoman Empire, but such references play well to the terror group’s Turkish hosts.
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